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Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount with a call to action to continuously follow Him, to have our minds renewed with His Vision and our hearts dependent upon Him…
As we come to the end of the body of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks strong words of frank warning to be sober and cautious about who you allow to influence and shape your vision for life and understanding of what is true, good and real.
There is a striking phrase in the last line of the body of the Sermon on the Mount that gets to the essence of our purpose for existence. “I never…
Nearing the end of His Visionary Manifesto for Life, Jesus prepares us for sober action with the truth that there are two paths you can take in life: The Easy…
A team of 9 courageous ones has spent almost a year on a discipleship journey of mission, culminating in serving at the Breath of Heaven Children’s Village in Lusaka, Zambia.…
Sense of duty. Devotion to truth and purpose. Hard work. Fighting the Good Fight! These are all important to a healthy walk of faith. And yet the Bible tells us…
Coming toward the conclusion of his visionary manifesto, Jesus calls the listeners to a revolutionary ethic that mirrors his own sacrificial love in service of others.
God’s Word has great news that we were not made for a life of apathy or complacency but rather a life of consistent burning for Him.
Jesus calls us to actively seek God and ask Him for good things because God is astonishingly good and wants to give us only good things.
Most people spend many years of their lives trying to figure out their life calling/purpose. We conflate purpose with function not understanding that our purpose is to purely BE WITH…
In your sphere of influence, are you cultivating a culture of judgement that criticizes people or a culture of grace that calls out their gold? In this portion of the…
Fasting (which Jesus calls us to), is not about legalistic no’s, its about cultivating a disciplined life of choosing of your best Yes.
As we celebrate the faithful, sacrificial service of 9 years of Micah and Alicia, we also hear reflections and learnings about our faithful heavenly Father who has been with them…
A breathtaking teaching from Jesus about how God desires for us to genuinely converse with Him as a way of life.
At Pentecost, God poured out the Holy Spirit in order to clothe His people with Power to be His witnesses to draw people closer and closer to God.
Hypocrisy threatens to ruin the essence of Christianity, which at its core is meant to be a genuine journey of following Jesus and being transformed to be like him as we honestly confront the ways our life doesn’t yet line up with the ways of heaven.
In one of the most hopeful passages imaginable (if understood), Jesus teaches that God’s goal and destiny for our life is that we grow and mature to become like our perfect heavenly father.
Jesus dives deep into one of humanity’s biggest problems, hating those who are not like you. But he emerges with a Kingdom practice: Love even your enemies with undeserved goodness, just like your heavenly Father does with you!
Digging into an often misunderstood passage “turn the other cheek”; we look at Jesus’ call, not to be weak and passive, but to be powerfully direct in order to overcome the vicious cycle of vengeance.
The vicious cycle of lies and hypocrisy threaten to bring collapse to our relationships and institutions. But Jesus has the solution: tell the truth and live with integrity.
We don’t have to live stuck in the status quo or settle for the “same old, same old.” As followers of Jesus, there is ALWAYS MORE, fresh work that God wants to do in our life that is personal and powerful.
The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in us, to bring us fully alive in Christ!
What needs resurrecting in YOUR life today?
With Good News to help overcome the vicious cycle of divorce, Jesus calls couples to a covenant commitment rich with God’s good purposes.
Division in the body of Christ is the greatest threat to the mission of The Kingdom of God advancing on earth. Thankfully Jesus has the solution: Overcome Division with Courageous Communication.
We live in a world where anger is a vicious cycle that damages, disconnects and destroys relationships but Jesus has a Kingdom practice to overcome anger: initiate and pursue reconciliation!
Do you suffer from a Reformation Hangover mindset? Or are you willing to trust Jesus at His word that as you allow Him to reign as King in your life, you will grow to become true salt and light, with a righteous character that exceeds what you thought possible.
Jesus begins his vision for the Abundant Life by inviting us to take joy in the divine favor upon our lives in 8 different ways!
There is one united theme to open the creation event of the Sermon on the Mount: Blessed! Jesus invites us to live with “JOY because of divine favor.”
As we start exploring the Sermon on the Mount, we see Jesus begin to create a vision for life that bridges heaven and earth, what Jesus calls “the Kingdom of heaven.”
How are you building your life? As we begin a series on the Sermon on the Mount, we start with the end, where Jesus calls each individual listener to build their life on the rock.
Coming out of the fast and feast, we want to be extra aware of the Spirit’s promptings toward “new normals” of walking with God.
What is your Vision for your life?
The apostle Peter encourages us to: AIM as High as you can possibly imagine, and then do everything you can to move toward it.
Far from a restriction to hold us back, self-control is a purpose-filled step on the pathway to great JOY in God.
Knowing God is the feast of abundance and river of delights for our soul. So as we begin this year and consider the goals we have, Why not AIM at the HIGHEST GOAL possible and Press on!
The Magi are famous for giving Christ gold, frankincense and myrrh, but they also give us an incredible example of worshipping Christ in Spirit and Truth.
The angels reveal to the shepherds that God has a Gospel of GREAT JOY for ALL the people.
Christians are called to have courage to meet trials head on in the battlefield, knowing that meeting it head on will purify your faith and strengthen your character, “perfecting” you to be more like Christ and thus walk in more power and victory.
The prospect of suffering is never pleasant, but armed with the right attitude and viewing through the lens of Jesus, we can rest assured that He is working out His good purpose in every circumstance.
God invented parties! And He wants us to “practice” for heaven by learning how to make Holy Celebration a way of life.
Digging into the life and testimony of the Apostle Paul, we see how Gratitude is a crucial spiritual discipline that renews the mind to live from the awareness of God’s…
Far from a season or a day, Gratitude is a crucial spiritual discipline that renews the mind to live from the awareness of God’s grace in everything.
Finishing our study of the UP, IN & OUT relationships taught and modeled by Jesus, we look at several practical ways to steward these relationships well.
Jesus models intentional investment of time, effort and energy OUT toward serving others and embodying (in word and deed) the Good News of the Kingdom to the lost, hurting and…
Jesus intentionally invested IN and modeled for us the way human beings are meant to live IN life-giving community with one another.
Looking again at the teaching and example of Jesus, we find the answer to life’s most valuable pursuit: relationships
Built into God’s created order, and taught and modeled by Jesus, is a Rhythm of Life that produces sustainable fruitfulness.
Built into God’s created order is a Rhythm of Life that produces sustainable fruitfulness.
According to Jesus, “Believe” is an action word that empowers us to experience more of God’s Kingdom. What are you going to DO about it?
Drilling down into how we respond to God’s GOOD NEWS, we look at several steps to put into practice the Kingdom of God.
What if every day is filled with potential of encountering God? Looking at the life and teaching of Jesus, we get straight to the heart of The Gospel.
An essential part of creating a discipleship culture is for each and every member to take personal responsibility for their valuable contribution to the collective power.
Jesus taught and embodied with His followers a culture of growth, empowerment and vitality that transformed ordinary men and woman into radical, powerful world changers through high levels of Invitation and Challenge.
At the core of all of humanity’s questions lies the most pertinent: “For what purpose am I here?” Through a theme of relationship and responsibility interwoven throughout the Bible, we will explore this question in hopes of bring you deeper clarity, peace and increased breakthrough in your own journey of discovery.
Flowing from a lifetime of walking with Jesus, Dr. Charles Renno shares biblical and practical wisdom about living and walking in the Presence of God.
“Living in the light”- honesty with God, telling the truth about struggles, admitting our sin… all bring forgiveness and healing, which increase our experienced intimacy with God and others.
Digging in to scripture and the testimony of Brother Lawrence, we look at some action steps of how to “make all of life a prayer.”
We were made for a constant connection to God, so that we live a life of overflow; Brother Lawrence gives us much to “imitate” about his “way of life” in this area. (Hebrews 13:7)
Building on the truth that we are made to overflow, we dig into a tool from God’s Word that helps us forge the connection with God that brings overflow.
Building on last week’s message about how we were made to overflow, we look at some practical tools that help to assess and build awareness of what’s flowing out of you and where are you drinking from…
You are made to have your soul satisfied in connection with God in such a way that you overflow with abundant life!
As fathers, grandfathers and spiritual fathers, we have the privilege of empowering our kids into a healthy identity and powerful destiny in Christ.
To sing to the Lord with Thanks and Praise is to bring the Lord something that He delights in!
Pentecost is about clear purpose and explosive power and how we now have the privilege to expect that God’s will is for us to have both of those things in each season and station on life.
When life brings obstacles, it’s natural to respond with going around or pulling back from these barriers. However, sometimes, engaging these challenges head on can lead to greater breakthrough.
Continuing to dig in to how Jesus taught us to pray, we look at the power of “holding hands” in agreement with one another in prayer.
Jesus expects us pray with mountain moving, miracle working, power…because HE has chosen to give us His authority…because of our Identity as His beloved children, who are His ambassadors.
In the face of culture devaluing motherhood, we look to God’s word to see the Glorious way that motherhood reflects and embodies the character and nature of God.
Continuing the amazing truth that Jesus teaches us to make commands in prayer, we also look into the privilege that we have in prayer to activate angels.
At the heart of the “The Lord’s Prayer”, Jesus teaches his disciples to speak to situations and command them to move and change “as it is in heaven, so also on earth.”
The same Spirit of God that raised Jesus from the dead is alive in you to bring resurrection power to your life.
The Good News of the Kingdom of God is found in the first few verses of Psalm 40: God will lift you up, from valley to victory, over and over again.
We explore the connection between the end of this age, the Great Commission, and the power of testimony.
Concerning the return of Christ and the end of this age… Where does Jesus put our focus?
Jesus’ goal for us ALL is to grow (through communion with Him and community with others) to have mountain-moving faith.
What does it look like to keep believing that mountains will move when it hasn’t happened yet?
One of the ways that God’s “power is made perfect in weakness” is through bringing our weakness of identity to God, until we leave with a re-newed identity, from HIM.
Building on last week’s message, we see in the life of Abram and Sarai the Kingdom weakness and strength principle: Acknowledge and confront your weakness, so that the power of God’s presence makes you strong.
Quite surprisingly, one of the key ways we can seek God’s powerful presence is through confronting weakness.
What does investing well for Kingdom INCREASE look like in the area of KNOWING GOD? And how available is God to us?
As we celebrate the Lord’s Supper together we step into an ancient Rhythm of Life of God’s people: sharing a meal in community with gratitude and HOPE.
As we look to partner with God for His Kingdom Increase in our lives, we explore the powerful role of discipline and self-control.
Everything you have is a gift from God and is purposed for an investment that yields Kingdom INCREASE.
“of the INCREASE of His Kingdom reign, there will be no end” (Isaiah 9:7) That is an incredibly HOPE-FULL promise for your life, right NOW!
This “name” of the Messiah reveals a God who is like good parent, but even better than we can even ask or imagine.
This “name” of the Messiah reveals a God who is your champion; a heroic warrior fighting for you NOT against you.
The Messiah’s name reveals the nature of God and how he wants to be known by you: Wonderful Counselor.
You are carrying a blessing of heaven that can change someone’s life. You too can Pray on the spot!